The encyclopedia of volcanoes / / editor-in-chief, Haraldur Sigurdsson, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA ; associate editors, Bruce Houghton, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, HI, USA ; Stephen R. McNutt, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA, Hazel Rymer, Faculty of Science, the Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK, John Stix, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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The encyclopedia of volcanoes / / editor-in-chief, Haraldur Sigurdsson, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA ; associate editors, Bruce Houghton, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, HI, USA ; Stephen R. McNutt, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA, Hazel Rymer, Faculty of Science, the Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK, John Stix, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| Pubblicazione: | London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xix, 1421 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) |
| Disciplina: | 551.2103 |
| Soggetto topico: | Volcanoes |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Encyclopedias |
| Persona (resp. second.): | SigurdssonHaraldur |
| HoughtonB. F. | |
| McNuttStephen R. | |
| RymerHazel | |
| StixJohn | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Part I. Origin and transport of magma -- Part II. Eruptions -- Part III. Effusive volcanism -- Part IV. Explosive volcanism -- Part V. Extraterrestrial volcanism -- Part VI. Volcanic interactions -- Part VII. Volcanic hazards -- Part VIII. Eruption response and mitigation -- Part IX. Economic benefits and cultural aspects of volcanism. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Volcanoes are unquestionably one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring features of the physical world. Our paradoxical fascination with them stems from their majestic beauty and powerful, sometimes deadly, destructiveness. Notwithstanding the tremendous advances in volcanology since ancient times, some of the mystery surrounding volcanic eruptions remains today. The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes summarizes our present knowledge of volcanoes; it provides a comprehensive source of information on the causes of volcanic eruptions and both the destructive and beneficial effects. The early chapters |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Volcanoes |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The encyclopedia of volcanoes |
| ISBN: | 0-12-385939-5 |
| 9780123859396 | |
| 0123859395 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910296960903321 |
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